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I have a Rheem glas fury model 22-40 gas water - leaking

I have a Rheem glas fury model 22-40 gas water heater. I do not know how old it is as I purchased a used home. The water heater is leaking from underneath, not from a side pipe. Any ideas?

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Dear Hank McNeal; I have successfully used a "boiler plug" to seal a water heater tank leak in 2007. It was a 100 gallon electric commercial hotel unit. To this day it's still in use. It depends where the leak is located....Predrilling the leak is necessary to be sure the plug will ernguage it's threads into good material... Start as small as possible, then use the best suited plug. they come in an assortment of sizes. I have a Rheem glas fury model 22-40 gas water - l - rheem-glas-fury-model-22-40-gas-water-qbzdprdp3yetvbzozs4dsujq-4-0.jpg

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Once they leak it's time for a new water heater. ther is no way to repair a tank leak

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Can't locate the year of manufacture of my Rheem Fury Model 29-40S-2

Generally the year of manufacture for Rheem is 3rd and 4th digit of serial number. 06 is 2006, 92 is 1992 etc.
Older gas water heaters are better than new ones, and easier to keep repaired and maintained.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-maintain-water-heater.html
Regardless of age, the key factor is whether tank is rusted, or rusting.
Open drain valve and check if water is rusted.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Replace-anode-rod.html

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I have two 50 gal model 82V52-1 electric hot water heaters in a home I bought 4 months ago. I have no manuals. Where can I get user's manuals for this specific model?

Typical Rheem fury electric water heater manual
http://globalimageserver.com/fetchDocument.aspx?id=17bb6286-4eb8-4e44-813e-6ccfafda4404
Rheem fury water heater page. Click docs and specs tab to see pdf manuals.
http://www.rheem.com/product.aspx?id=09DF2BDD-5E11-4D32-B574-84ACFB8A4619

More resources:
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Hot water steam is coming out of the center hole located on the top of the Rheem fury 41v50n

Turn water heater off so it doesn't rupture.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Emergency-steps-for-leaking-water-heater.html
Sounds like tank is rusted out.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Leaking-water-heater.html
Replace water heater. You can limp by for a while with rusted heater by turning it on for short periods when you need hot water. Then take time to find best deal on new heater.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-install-gas-water-heater.html

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The water leaked out overnight. We have not tried to start it again as it is still dripping water. We have a rheemglas Fury Model # 22-40 natural gas.

Open following link to troubleshoot cause and solutions for leaking water heater:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Leaking-water-heater.html

Rusted water heater must be replaced.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-install-gas-water-heater.html

For money-saving water heater information:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Replace-anode-rod.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/9-ways-to-save-with-water-heater.html

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I just bought a house, and the water heater instructions posted on the water heater is all covered up by the earthquake straps! The earthquake straps are a requirement in California, I can't remove them....

1) Model 41VR50N is Rheem fury gas water heater.
Look on tank label, the second 2 digits of serial number are year of manufacture.

2) Rheem does not show that specific model number, but has generic manuals for Fury series:
Open link to read about Fury series, and access brochures and manuals.
http://www.rheem.com/product.aspx?id=CC643E03-4C15-4775-B139-E504A95651F7

3) Sample manual for Fury appears on following link:
http://globalimageserver.com/fetchDocument.aspx?id=01091171-3bac-4cb9-a0a8-a11aac3bd668

4) Rheem phone number: 1-800-432-8373

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Jan 30, 2011 | Rheem Water Heaters

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A very old rheem fury water heater i assume it's just worn out but because of a space problem i can't go wider than the 15 inch diameter it has.

16" diameter water heaters could work if you cut away the metal and insulation off of 1 side of the water heater. The actual tank inside the shell is smaller than outside diameter.

American gas water heaters shows a 30gal 16"
model BFG61-30T30-3NOV
http://www.americanwaterheater.com/products/pdf/NRGSS00107.pdf

AO Smith has 16" Promax 30 gallon gas
Model GCV30
http://www.hotwater.com/lit/spec/res_gas/ARGSS01406.pdf

ELECTRIC 6 gallon point of use
http://www.hotwater.com/lit/spec/res_elec/AOSRE50400.pdf

You can get a tankless water heater if you have the additional money and a water filtration and softener system and don't mind expensive repairs if you install it yourself.

Oct 22, 2010 | Rheem Water Heaters

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Rheem glas fury water heater rattling

Thermostat may be heating element hotter than normal causing a change in temperature causing the noise. You could try adjusting temp down a little on thermostat. It sounds like it's getting the water very hot and thermostat may not be working correctly.

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Does the Rheem Fury model 22V50F1 qualify for an energy tax credit?

Unfortunately, no... According to the Rheem website, the Rheem Fury model 22V50F1 has an energy factor of 0.58:

http://www.rheem.com/product.aspx?id=CC643E03-4C15-4775-B139-E504A95651F7

In order to qualify for the credit, the energy factor must be 0.82 or greater...

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We have an older Rheem Fury (gas) water heater and

Hi I would try changing the thermocouple

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I have an old rheemglas fury 22v40 that's leaking from the bottom. What could be the cause? Also, it DOES need replacing, Who does installs at no cost at the time of purchase?

my top element to the hot water heater is working but my bottom element isnt there both brand new elements and im just not getting power to the bottom element but i have power to the top element is it possible that the top heats first and the bottom heats later running out of options!!!

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Hot water steam is coming out of the center hole located on the top of the Rheem fury 41v50n

The water leaked out overnight. We have not tried to start it again as it is still dripping water. We have a rheemglas Fury Model # 22-40 natural gas.

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A very old rheem fury water heater i assume it's just worn out but because of a space problem i can't go wider than the 15 inch diameter it has.

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